Body Space or Junction
jugular foramen
jug·u·lar fo·ra·men
Subclass of:
Posterior fossa of cranial cavity
Definitions related to jugular foramen:
  • An orifice in the base of the skull between the temporal and occipital bone through which cranial nerves IX, X, and XI, the inferior petrosal sinus, and the internal jugular vein pass.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (jugular foramina) A pair of openings from the posterior cranial fossa through which the GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; VAGUS NERVE; ACCESSORY NERVE and the internal JUGULAR VEINS pass.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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